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[greentech]

[ Pidge is a bit distracted. She's been working her job and trying to figure out how to find things and the combination has been a bit exhausting. Especially since she's tiny and some of the aliens she's had to try and deal with have been much, much larger. Still, she's found time to get away and despite the note of exhaustion, there's something triumphant in her mental tone. ]

( Hey, I found out where they're keeping the prizes! They've got it on some sort of ship, way out in the system, behind one of the moons- )

[ And here everyone is treated to a mental image of a sprawling, edge-master looking ship that's been finished rose gold chrome. Sort of a contradiction. ]

( It's called "The Fair Heart" and apparently it used to be some kind of prison ship. "Sorrowful Death Hole" or something. Uh, either way, it's where they're keeping the prizes until later in the competition.

I think we should go out there and grab them. )

Comments

[erbier]

( What is your plan for this venture. )

[ Calm and soft: unlike to how she has been for several weeks. ]

[greentech]

( I don't have one. Yet. I'm still figuring out who's interested in going, but I figured we can borrow one of the Station's stealth ships and go out there and take a look, if there's nothing else we can do. )

[erbier]

( I see. I do not disagree, but I wonder what retaliation might be taken against the Hive, should we become known as the thieves. )

[greentech]

( Do you really think we're ever gonna come back here? )

[inflori]

( So much for not being a thief, right? )

[ He is absolutely mocking her, his amusement like a finger persistently poking at her shoulder. He still likes u tho. ]

[greentech]

( This is DIFFERENT! )

[erbier]

( Do none of these ships have technology alike to ours? Do I misunderstand? )

[ She's from fantasyland, but she had kind of hoped she was getting better. ]

[greentech]

( It's more that I don't really care what people think of the Nest. )

[ Partially because she hates it. ]

[erbier]

( But what of our Station. )

[sizeofyourbaggage]

( If any of the competitors are gonna go, it's probably a good idea to hack into their chips first so their location can't be tracked. )

[ Hell, it might be a good idea anyway, to spoof people's locations and maybe make ABA think someone else was at that location at that time, but he's still thinking that one over. ]

[greentech]

( We can leave, can't we? )

[greentech]

( It might be better if they don't, but I could probably figure out a way to do that, if I have enough time. )

[erbier]

( No one will follow? No one will attack? Truly, I don't know, but this is the first time we have brought it with us. It feels vulnerable. )

[greentech]

( We can basically shift into our own pocket dimension, I'm pretty sure we'll be fine. )

[erbier]

( Is it so simple as that? It did not seem to be a small feat. )

[sistershoggoth]

( What's the fuckin' point of entering the competition if we're just stealing the fuckin' thing. )

[greentech]

( Because we don't know for sure that we'll win? )

[greentech]

( It should be fine. We traveled away from our last mission just fine, didn't we? )

[sistershoggoth]

( Duh. So why bother. Why aren't we putting all our resources into a better plan. )

[erbier]

( I was not under the impression the Opians had the means to delay us. )

[greentech]

( I'm pretty sure we're trying to approach it from multiple angles. You know, redundancy. )

[greentech]

( So what do you think we should do, then? )

[erbier]

[ A short burst of laughter. ]

( Not be caught. )

[greentech]

[ There's a ripple of irritation in response. ]

( What makes you think we're going to get caught? )

[sistershoggoth]

( Yeah. No shit. Who the fuck is in charge around here? )